Post-earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale community of Meulaboh, West Aceh district, had returned to their homes

Berita Lampung Post-earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale community of Meulaboh, West Aceh district, had returned to their homes. No building damage and no casualties. Meulaboh Military District Commander Colonel Andi Sirajuddin, contacted in Meulaboh, Sunday (09/05/2010), said the results of monitoring its members in the field, there are no buildings collapsed. There were no fatalities in the incident.

"Got to hear the news on one of the private television if there are casualties when this panic. However, after we checked in the field, there are no injuries or building that collapsed due to earthquake," he said.

He said he ordered members to provide updated reports on conditions in the field to him every 20 minutes. However, until now, he said, no single report that claimed there was no building damage or casualties.

Edi Chandra, one of the residents of Meulaboh, said the situation has normalized. Nevertheless, traders who inhabit the city's Market Development has not returned to their respective stores. They had panicked and fled. "Maybe now they return to their homes," he said.

The result of the rapid appraisal and Operations Control Center Penanggulanan Executing Unit for Disaster and Refugee NAD Provincial Government together with the Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical, stated, sea surface height had increased as high as 25 centimeters. The tsunami did not destroy.

Iskandar, Manager Satlak pusdalops PBP NAD province, contacted in Banda Aceh, Sunday, explaining, studies conducted under the condition of some service pusdalops epicenter location, depth of sea at the epicenter and the topography of the coast around the epicenter. She stated, these results are green, which means the height of the tsunami wave of water less than 50 centimeters. "The tsunami there. But, height is less than 50 cm. No damage," he said.

Warning Withdrawn, Residents Return to Home
Residents of Banda Aceh who fled in panic due to an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale was eventually returned to their homes after the Bureau of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics revoke tsunami warnings. From Banda Aceh, Sunday, reported the situation a number of roads in the capital city of Aceh Province had been happening to normal pascagempa at 66 kilometers southwest of Meulaboh.

Earthquakes with depths reaching 30 km in position 3.61 North Latitude (N) and 95.84 East Longitude (BT) that makes residents because of the potential tsunami panic. They panicked and ran towards a safer place. When an earthquake occurs, residents who live mostly in the house because it coincided with the Sunday spread out of their own residence.

Because residents are still traumatized by the tsunami in 2004, most citizens, especially those living near the coast, fled their homes using a motorcycle or other motor vehicle and carrying goods potluck. A number of roads in Banda Aceh had jammed, especially at Simpang Surabaya Lambaro and headed toward the Mata Ie Keutapang Aceh Besar. Some residents prepare their vehicles in front of their houses when the tsunami hit at any time can simply save themselves.

After about an hour of the earthquake happens and the tsunami warning was revoked by the Bureau of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), formerly residents prepare to leave the residence and some attention to the movement of water in the river had returned to their homes.